What's New
A behind-the-scenes look at what we’ve been working on, our thinking, process, and latest news.
July 29, 2016
The Making of Miraj
Process, Design, Development, By Jackie & David
Last month, we released Miraj, our crazy contribution to the future of home entertainment. Our Apple TV app turns anything you say into a high-definition moving artwork. In this post, we’ll talk about our process of designing and developing Miraj, our new favorite studio side project.
July 12, 2016
Olivia Joins Soso
Hiring, Studio, By Wade
Join us in welcoming Olivia Johnson to Soso’s Boston studio! She comes to us from MICA, where she specialized in Graphic Design. She’s developing mad skills over multiple disciplines, and will be contributing to our team on everything from concepting to interaction design.
March 16, 2016
Data Viz Workshop at MICA
Design, Talks, Data Viz, By Jackie & Eric
A few weeks ago, Eric and I visited the Maryland Institute College of Art to conduct a weekend workshop with the Graphic Design MFA students. The students were tasked with creating posters to visualize the transcripts of the State of the Union Addresses, from Washington to Obama. The State of the Union is a lens into a changing America and a changing world, giving insight into national priorities over past 200+ years. With the upcoming presidential elections, we thought this was a timely topic and an opportunity to get thinking about the role of a designer in shaping political conversation.
February 10, 2016
SosoValentines: A Kaleidoscope of Instagram Valentines
Studio, By Aiko & Laura
It’s that time of year again when hearts become the primary shape for sugary treats, and pink and red beat out every other color on the wheel. Happy Valentine’s Day! For our studio C++ workshop, Laura and I set out to create an app that would conjure up the days of lace paper doilies, sticky lollipops, and perhaps bittersweet memories - but with a digital twist. We wanted our creation to be current by drawing on the ever-evolving culture surrounding Valentine’s Day.
January 6, 2016
Soso Welcomes Emily O'Brien
Studio, By eric
We'd like to welcome Emily O'Brien to Soso. Emily recently joined the Boston studio as a co-op from Northeastern University, where she studies Interaction Design. She'll be working with us on a gamut of fun design projects over the next few months.
December 21, 2015
Designing the annual Soso holiday card gives us a chance to cut loose and indulge in some creative experimentation. This year, we decided to illustrate one of our favorite Yogi Berra quotes on a poster in celebration of his legendary wit, wisdom, and wordsmithing. We love expressive typography, so we challenged ourselves to bring the hand-crafted flourish of lettering into the algorithmic world of programming. This post walks through the process of coding a set of holiday-themed brushes in Processing and using them to design a poster.